The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met May 16-17, 2018, in Anchorage, to
address agenda items that were not completed during their April 2018
meeting and consider multiple fisheries temporary special action
requests. During
the May meeting, the Board approved Temporary Special Action Request
FSA18-01 with modification and took no action on Temporary Special Action
Request FSA18-03 based on the action taken on FSA18-01.
From June 12 through July 15, 2018, Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim
River drainage will be closed to the harvest of Chinook Salmon except by
Federally qualified subsistence users. During this timeframe the in-season
manager may implement a community-based allocation system among Federally
qualified subsistence users for the purpose of allowing more Chinook Salmon
subsistence fishing opportunity than would otherwise be provided.
The Manager of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, who is the Federal
in-season manager, beginning June 12, may provide harvest opportunity for
Chinook Salmon subsistence fisheries using openings, closures, and gear
restrictions developed in consultation with the Kuskokwim River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and other fishery managers including State and
tribal interests.
This Temporary Special Action will expire on July 15, 2018.
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